löje

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See also: loje, lojë, lője, łoje, and łoję

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old Swedish löghe, from Old Norse hlœgi (ridicule), from Proto-Germanic *hlōgijaną (to make laugh), from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (to laugh). Compare Danish løjer, Icelandic hlægja.

Noun[edit]

löje n

  1. contemptuous glee (at something or someone considered ridiculous), ridicule
  2. (obsolete) a smile, a grin
    le ett litet, svagt löje
    smile slightly (faintly), give a slight (a faint; the ghost of a) smile
    • Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, part 1, chapter 28
      Dolly kunde med möda hålla tillbaka ett löje.
      Dolly could scarcely suppress a smile.
  3. (obsolete) laughter
  4. (obsolete) merriment
    • Swedish lyrics 1821 by Bernhard Crusell to the aria Non più andrai, from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (1786); Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
      Säg farväl, lilla fjäril, åt nöjen, / åt kurtiser, åt lekar och löjen!
      Bid farewell, little butterfly to joys / to flirtations, games and merriments.

Declension[edit]

Declension of löje 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative löje löjet löjen löjena
Genitive löjes löjets löjens löjenas

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